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HARP
HARP-FOUNDATION LEVEL
Performance Exam Requirements
Duration of examination: 6 minutes
• Scales and Arpeggios
Metronome: quarter note = 50
C major only
1. One octave scale of single quarter notes, using the second finger, in each hand
2. One octave scale of harmonic thirds in each hand, using the thumb and second
finger, in each hand
• Etudes and/or Pieces
Two memorized pieces of no less than eight measures showing different skills. Timing of the
two pieces should not exceed four minutes.
• Sight-reading: none
• Recommended Goals for the Foundation Level
Good posture and hand position
Use of thumb and second finger
Rhythm: whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, meters 2/4, 4/4
• Examples of Music Suitable for Foundation Level
Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable level.
Curcio, Stephanie
Curcio, Stephanie
Dickstein, Marcia
Dilling, Mildred
Goodrich, Bonnie
Grandjany, Marcel
McDonald-Wood
McDonald-Wood
Milligan, Samuel
Paret, Betty
Suzuki
Stage One Solos
Student Harpist Level 1
From the Beginning
Old Tunes for New Harpists
Small Tunes for Young Harpists
First Grade Pieces
Harp Olympics: Preliminary Stage
Harp Solos Book 1
Fun from the First, Book 1
First Harp Book
Book 1
HARP-LEVEL 1
Performance Exam Requirements
Duration of examination: 8 minutes
• Scales and Arpeggios
Metronome: quarter note = 48
C major only
1. Scales: one octave in eighth notes, divided between the hands, using four fingers in
each hand
2. Arpeggios: two octaves in eighth notes, divided between the hands on the C major
chord, using any fingering.
• Etudes and/or Pieces
Two memorized pieces showing different skills. At least one of the two must have 16 or more
measures without repeats. Timing of the two pieces should not exceed six minutes.
• Sight-reading: none
• Recommended Goals for Level 1
Good posture and hand position
Use of all fingers
Intervals of 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, and 6ths
Glissando ascending and descending
Rhythm: whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, dotted half-notes
Meters: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4
• Examples of Music Suitable for Level 1
Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable level.
Andrès, Bernard
Andrès, Bernard
Curcio, Stephanie
Curcio, Stephanie
Dickstein, Marcia
Dilling, Mildred
Goodrich, Bonnie
Grandjany, Marcel
Grandjany, Marcel
LeDentu, Odette, ed.
McDonald-Wood
McDonald-Wood
Milligan, Samuel
Paret, Betty
Rothstein, Sue
Salzedo, Carlos
Schroeder-Rose, Beatrice
Suzuki
Asters
Marelles
Stage One Solos
Student Harpist Level 1
From the Beginning
Old Tunes for New Harpists
Small Tunes for Young Harpists
First Grade Pieces
Little Harp Book
Pièces classiques, books 1 and 2
Harp Olympics: Preliminary Stage, Stage 1
Harp Solos Book 1
Fun from the First, book 1
First Harp Book
Animals on the Harp
Tiny Tales
The Enchanted Harp
Book 1
• Exercises and scale studies:
Grossi
McDonald-Wood
Method for Harp
Harp Olympics Preliminary State and Stage 1
Harp for Today
HARP-LEVEL 2
Performance Exam Requirements
Duration of examination: 8 minutes
• Scales and Arpeggios
Metronome: quarter note = 48
C, G, and F major (candidate chooses one key for the scale and a second key for the
arpeggios)
1. Scales: one octave scale in each hand, ascending and descending, in quarter notes
2. Arpeggios: two octaves in eighth-note triplets, divided between the hands on the tonic
triad in all inversions
• Etudes and/or Pieces
Two or three memorized pieces showing different skills. Timing of the pieces should not exceed
six minutes. Cuts may be made if necessary to keep within the time limit.
• Sight-reading: Meters of 2/4 and 4/4; quarter notes and half notes; grand staff, but hands not
necessarily playing at the same time
• Recommended Goals for Level 2
Good posture and hand position
Cross-unders and turn-arounds
Intervals up to an octave
Rhythm: whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
Keys of C, G, F
Meters: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8
• Examples of Music Suitable for Level 2
Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable level.
Andrès, Bernard
Andrès, Bernard
Curcio, Stephanie
Curcio, Stephanie
Dilling, Mildred
Geliot, Huguette, ed.
Goodrich, Bonnie
Grandjany, Marcel
Hasselmans, Alphonse
Kanga, Skaila
LeDentu, Odette, ed.
McDonald-Wood
McDonald-Wood
Milligan, Samuel
Paret, Betty
Renié, Henriette
Salzedo, Carlos
Schroeder-Rose, Beatrice
Suzuki
Aquatintes
Ribambelles
Stage 2 Solos
The Student Harpist, Level 2
Old Tunes for New Harpists
Les Plaisirs de la Harpe Vol. 1
A Bouquet for Young Harpists
Little Harp Book
Petite Berceuse
Minstrel’s Gallery
Pièces classiques Books 1 and 2
Harp Olympics Stage 1 and 2
Harp Solos Book 1, 2
Fun from the First, book 2
First Harp Book
Grand’mère raconte une histoire
Tiny Tales
The Enchanted Harp
Book 1
• Exercises and scale studies:
Grossi
Holy
McDonald-Wood
Moore Kathy Bundock
Method for Harp
Technical Exercises, Volume 1
Harp Olympics Stage 1 and 2
Harp for Today
Thumbs Up!
HARP-LEVEL 3
Performance Exam Requirements
Duration of examination: 10 minutes
• Scales and Arpeggios
Metronome: quarter note = 52
C, G, D, F, B-flat, and E-flat major (candidate chooses one key for the scale and a second key
for the arpeggios)
1. Scales: two-octave scale with hands doubled at the octave, ascending and descending,
in eighth notes
2. Arpeggios: V-7 chord: four octaves in eighth notes, divided between the hands using
four fingers of each hand, root position only
• Etudes and/or Pieces
One etude (memorization not required) and two solos (from memory) showing different skills. A
third piece (memorization not required) may be substituted for the etude.
Timing of the pieces and etude should not exceed seven minutes. Cuts may be made if
necessary to keep within the time limit.
• Sight-reading
C, G, F major with no lever or pedal changes
Meters: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4
Quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, dotted half-notes
Hands together
• Recommended Goals for Level 3
Good posture and hand position
Rolled triads (three-fingers), hands separately and hands together
Harmonics
All intervals
Muffles
Glissandi, ascending and descending with turn-arounds in each hand
Rhythm: sixteenth notes, dotted eighth notes, triplets
Keys of C, G, D, F, B-flat, E-flat and relative minors (harmonic form)
• Examples of Music Suitable for Level 3
Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable level.
Andrès, Bernard
Curcio, Stephanie
Curcio, Stephanie
Curcio, Stephanie
Dilling, Mildred
Geliot, Huguette, ed.
Grandjany, Marcel
Grandjany, Marcel, arr.
Grandjany, Marcel
Gustavson, Nancy
Kanga, Skaila
Lawrence, Lucile
LeDentu, Odette, arr.
Les Petits Pas
Nightfall Suite
Solace
Student Harpist Level 3
Thirty Little Classics
Les Plaisirs de la Harpe Vol. 1
Pastorale
Short Pieces from the Masters
Three Easy Pieces
The Magic Road
Minstrel’s Gallery
Pathfinder to the Harp
Pièces classiques Book 3
McDonald-Wood
McDonald-Wood
McDonald-Wood
Milligan, Samuel
Paret, Betty
Pratt, Samuel
Schroeder-Rose, Beatrice
Suzuki
• Exercises and scale studies:
Grossi
Holy
McDonald-Wood
Haiku for the Harp
Harp Olympics Stage 2
Harp Solos Book 1, 2, 3
Medieval to Modern
First Harp Book
Little Fountain
The Enchanted Harp
Book 2
Moore, Kathy Bundock
Method for Harp
Technical Exercises, Volume 1
Harp Olympics Stage 2
Harp for Today
Thumbs Up!
• Etudes:
Andrès, Bernard
Holy, Alfred
Pozzoli
Charades
24 Easy Studies
Easy Studies (Grossi Method, pp. 90-154)
HARP-LEVEL 4
Performance Exam Requirements
Duration of examination: 15 minutes
• Scales and Arpeggios
Metronome: quarter note = 72
C, G, D, A, E, F, B-flat, E-flat, and A-flat major (candidate chooses one key for the scale, a
second key for the arpeggios)
1. Scales: three-octave scale with hands doubled at the octave, ascending and
descending, in eighth notes
2. Arpeggios:
x Tonic triads: four octaves in eighth-note triplets, divided between the hands in all
inversions
x V-7 chord: one-hand arpeggios, three octaves in quarter notes, hands
separately, root position only
• Etudes and/or Pieces
One etude or orchestral excerpt (memorization not required) and two solos (from memory)
showing different skills. A third piece (memorization not required) may be substituted for the
etude/orchestral excerpt. Timing of the pieces and etude should not exceed ten minutes. Cuts
may be made if necessary to keep within the time limit.
• Sight-reading
C, G, F major with no lever or pedal changes
Meters: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8
Quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, dotted half-notes
Hands together
Difficulty of Level 2 solo pieces
• Recommended Goals for Level 4
Good posture and hand position
Rolled chords – using all eight fingers
Double harmonics
One-hand arpeggios on all inversions of the V-7 chord
Muffles
Keys of C, G, D, A, E, F, B-flat, E-flat, A-flat and relative minors (harmonic and natural forms)
• Examples of Music Suitable for Level 4
Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable level.
Andrès, Bernard
Andrès, Bernard
Challan, Annie
Challan, Annie
Curcio, Stephanie
Curcio, Stephanie, arr.
Geliot, Huguette, ed.
Grandjany, Marcel
Grandjany, Marcel
Gustavson, Nancy
Handel, arr. Schuman
Danses d’Automne
La Gimblette
Cascatelle
Promenade à Marly
Harp for Joy
Morning Has Broken
Les Plaisirs de la Harpe Vol. 2
Noel Provençal
Petite Suite Classique
Sparklers
Musical Clock Suite
Hasselmans, Alphonse
Hasselmans, Alphonse
Lawrence, Lucile
McDonald-Wood
McDonald-Wood
Milligan, Samuel
Paret, Betty
Pratt, Samuel
Renié, Henriette
Renié, Henriette
Rogers, Van Veachton
Salzedo, Carlos
Salzedo, Carlos
Suzuki
• Exercises and scale studies:
Holy
McDonald-Wood
Serenade mélancolique
Three Easy Pieces (Rêverie, Rouet, Ronde de Nuit)
Pathfinder to the Harp
Harp Olympics Stage 3
Harp Solos Books 3-5
Medieval to Modern
Second Harp Book
Sonatina in F
Angelus
Six Pièces
Valse Isabel
Préludes intimes
Seguidilla, Tango
Book 3
Moore, Kathy Bundock
Technical Exercises, Volume 1
Harp Olympics Stage 3
Harp for Today
Thumbs Up!
• Etudes:
Bochsa
Salzedo-Lawrence
Op. 318 Forty Easy Studies Vol. 1
Method for the Harp, etudes 1-12
• Orchestral excerpts:
Bizet
Bizet
Puccini, arr. Dackow
Wagner
“Entr’acte” from Carmen
“Intermezzo” from l’Arlesienne
“O Mio Babbino Caro”
“Overture” to Die Meistersinger
HARP-LEVEL 5
Performance Exam Requirements
Duration of examination: 15 minutes
• Scales and Arpeggios
Metronome: quarter note = 50
All major and minor keys (candidate chooses one key for the scale, a second key for the
arpeggios, and a third key for the chords, at least one chosen key must be minor)
1. Scales: three-octave scale with hands doubled at the octave, ascending and
descending, in sixteenth notes
2. Arpeggios:
x Tonic triads: four octaves in sixteenth notes, divided between the hands with four
fingers in each hand, in all inversions
x V-7 chord: three octaves in eighth notes, hands together doubled at the octave, in all
inversions
3. Chords: rolled chords, hands together on the V-7 chord, in all inversions (four fingers in
each hand), in quarter notes.
• Etudes and/or Pieces
One etude or orchestral excerpt (memorization not required) and two solos (from memory)
showing different skills. A third piece (memorization not required) may be substituted for the
etude/orchestral excerpt. Timing of the pieces and etude should not exceed ten minutes. Cuts
may be made if necessary to keep within the time limit.
• Sight-reading
Difficulty of Level 3 solo pieces
• Recommended Goals for Level 5
Two-handed trills—two-handed
Descending slides in 3rds and 6ths
One-hand arpeggios
Double glissandi
2 against 3 rhythms
All major and minor keys (all forms)
• Examples of Music Suitable for Level 5
Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable level.
Andrès, Bernard
Andrès, Bernard
Bach, C.P.E.
Challan, Annie
Damase, Jean-Michel
Dussek
Geliot, Huguette
Grandjany, Marcel
Grandjany, Marcel
Gustavson, Nancy
LeDentu, Odette
McDonald-Wood
Pachelbel, arr. McDonald-Wood
Automates
Epices
Solfegietto
Laura
Adagietto
Sonatinas (any edition)
Les Plaisirs de la Harpe Vol. 2
Et ron ron petit patapon
Le bon petit roi d’Yvetot
Twilight Waltzes
Variations on a Theme of Mozart
Harp Olympics Stage 4
Canon in D
Renié, Henriette
Salzedo, Carlos
Salzedo, Carlos
Salzedo, Carlos
Salzedo, Carlos
Tournier, Marcel
Zabaleta, arr.
Suzuki
• Exercises and scale studies:
Holy, Alfred
Larivière
McDonald-Wood
Esquisse
Quietude
Siciliana
Chanson dans la nuit
Short Stories
Au seuil du temple
Spanish Masters
Book 3
Salzedo, Carlos
Technical Studies for Harp Vol. 1
Etudes et exercices
Harp Olympics Stage 4
Harp for Today
Exercises for finger independence
(Method pp.189-194)
Conditioning Exercises
• Etudes:
Bochsa
Pozzoli
Salzedo-Lawrence
Op. 318 Forty Easy Studies Vol. 1
Studies of Medium Difficulty
Method for the Harp, etudes 1-12
• Orchestral excerpts:
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Tchaikovsky
Vaughan Williams
Capriccio Espagnol cadenza and 5th movement
Nutcracker Cadenza
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Renié, Henriette
HARP-LEVEL 6
Performance Exam Requirements
Duration of examination: 17 minutes
• Scales and Arpeggios
Metronome: quarter note = 60
All major and minor keys (candidate chooses one key for the scale, a second key for the
arpeggios, and a third key for the chords, at least one chosen key must be minor)
1. Scales: three-octave scale with hands doubled at the sixth, ascending and descending,
in sixteenth notes
2. Arpeggios:
x V-7 chord: four octaves in sixteenth notes, divided between the hands, in all
inversions
x V-7 chord: four octaves in eighth notes, hands together doubled at the octave, in all
inversions
3. Chords: rolled chords, hands together on the tonic chord, in all inversions (four fingers in
each hand), in quarter notes
• Etudes and/or Pieces
One etude or orchestral excerpt (memorization not required) and two solos (from memory)
showing different skills. A third piece (memorization not required) may be substituted for the
etude/orchestral excerpt. Timing of the pieces and etude should not exceed twelve minutes.
Cuts may be made if necessary to keep within the time limit.
• Sight-reading
Difficulty of Level 4 solo pieces
• Recommended Goals for Level 6
One-handed trills
Scales in sixths and tenths
Increased technical facility
Expressive playing through phrasing and dynamics
• Examples of Music Suitable for Level 6
Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable level.
Andrès, Bernard
Corelli
Curcio, Stephanie
Debussy, Claude
Dussek
Grandjany, Marcel
Handel, G.F.
Handel, G.F.
Hasselmans, Alphonse
Hasselmans, Alphonse
Haydn, Josef
Kirchoff, arr. Grandjany
Natra, Sergiu
Rameau
Rameau
Préludes
Giga
Heart Suite
La fille aux cheveux de lin
Sonata in c minor
Automne
Theme and Variations
Passacaille
Chanson de mai
Guitare
Theme and Variations
Aria and Rigaudon
Prayer
Rigaudon
Tambourin
Salzedo, Carlos
Thomas, John
Tournier, Marcel
Tournier, Marcel
Turina, Joaquin
• Exercises and scale studies:
Costello, Marilyn
Holy, Alfred
Larivière
Renié, Henriette
Gavotte, Minuet
The Minstrel’s Adieu
Lolita la Danseuse
Six Noels
Zarabanda
Salzedo, Carlos
Twenty-one Exercises for Harp
Technical Studies for Harp Vol. 2
Etudes et exercices
Exercises for finger independence
(Method pp.189-194)
Conditioning Exercises, Harpist’s Daily Dozen
• Etudes:
Bach-Grandjany
Bochsa
Pozzoli
Etudes
Op. 318 Forty Easy Studies Vol. 2
Studies of Medium Difficulty
• Orchestral excerpts:
Tchaikovsky
Debussy
Mahler
Swan Lake Cadenza, Sleeping Beauty Cadenza, Romeo
and Juliet
Prélude a l’après-midi d’un faune (Harp 1)
“Adagietto” from Symphony #5
HARP-LEVEL 7
Performance Exam Requirements
Duration of examination: 20 minutes
• Scales and Arpeggios
Metronome: quarter note = 72
All major and minor keys (candidate chooses one key for the scale, a second key for the
arpeggios, and a third key for the chords, at least one chosen key must be minor)
1. Scales: three-octave scale with hands doubled at the tenth, ascending and descending,
in sixteenth notes
2. Arpeggios:
x Tonic triads: four octaves in sixteenth notes, divided between the hands with four
fingers in each hand, in all inversions
x V-7 chord: four octaves in eighth notes, hands together doubled at the octave, in all
inversions
3. Chords: rolled chords, hands together on the tonic chord (four fingers in each hand) in all
inversions, in quarter notes
• Etudes and/or Pieces
One etude or orchestral excerpt (memorization not required) and two solos (from memory)
showing different skills. A third piece (memorization not required) may be substituted for the
etude/orchestral excerpt. Timing of the pieces and etude should not exceed fifteen minutes.
Cuts may be made if necessary to keep within the time limit.
• Sight-reading
Difficulty of Level 5 solo pieces
• Recommended Goals for Level 7
Continued technical, musical, and tone development
Fluency in complex rhythms
• Examples of Music Suitable for Level 7
Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable level.
Britten
Debussy, Claude
Flagello
Glinka
Glinka
Grandjany
Handel
Hasselmans, Alphonse
Hasselmans, Alphonse
Hovhaness
Ibert, Jacques
Ibert, Jacques
Natra, Sergiu
Tournier, Marcel
Tournier, Marcel
Paradisi
Pescetti
“Interlude” from A Ceremony of Carols
The Little Shepherd
Berceuse
Nocturne
Variations on a Theme of Mozart
Frère Jacques (Fantaisie)
Harmonious Blacksmith
La Source
Les Follets
Nocturne
Ballade
Scherzetto
Sonatina
Four Preludes
Au Matin
Toccata
Sonata in c minor
Salzedo, Carlos
Scarlatti
• Exercises and scale studies:
Costello, Marilyn
Holy, Alfred
Larivière
Renié, Henriette
Rumba
Sonatas (any edition)
Salzedo, Carlos
Twenty-one Exercises for Harp
Technical Studies for Harp Vol. 2
Etudes et exercices
Exercises for finger independence
(Method pp.189-194)
Conditioning Exercises, Harpist’s Daily Dozen
• Etudes:
Bach-Grandjany
Bochsa
Naderman
Etudes
Fifty Etudes Opus 34, Book 1
Sonatinas no. 1-3
• Orchestral excerpts:
Britten
Franck
Strauss
Young Person’s Guide (cadenza and fugue)
Symphony in d minor (second movement)
Death and Transfiguration (Harp 1)
HARP-LEVEL 8
Performance Exam Requirements
Duration of examination: 20 minutes
• Scales and Arpeggios
1. Four-octave scales in sixteenth notes, with hands doubled at the octave with the
metronome: quarter note = 88 (candidate may choose any key)
2. Salzedo Conditioning Exercise #7 with the metronome: quarter note = 50
• Etudes and/or Pieces
One etude or orchestral excerpt (memorization not required) and two solos (from memory)
showing different skills. A third piece (memorization not required) may be substituted for the
etude/orchestral excerpt. Timing of the pieces and etude should not exceed fifteen minutes.
Cuts may be made if necessary to keep within the time limit.
• Sight-reading
Difficulty of Level 6 solo pieces
• Recommended Goals for Level 8
Growing sense of style, musical maturity, beauty and power of tone.
• Examples of Music Suitable for Level 8
Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable level.
Andrès, Bernard
Debussy, Claude
Debussy, Claude
Dittersdorf
Godefroid
Grandjany, Marcel
Hovhaness
Parry, John
Prokofiev
Salzedo, Carlos
Salzedo, Carlos
Tournier, Marcel
Watkins, David
Zabel
• Exercises and scale studies:
Costello, Marilyn
Holy, Alfred
Larivière
Magistretti
Renié, Henriette
Salzedo, Carlos
Absidioles
First Arabesque
Claire de lune
Concerto
Concert Etude
Fantaisie on a Theme of Haydn
Sonata
Sonatas (any edition)
Prelude in C
Iridescence
Introspection
Féerie
Petite Suite
La Source
Twenty-one Exercises for Harp
Technical Studies for Harp Vol. 2
Etudes et exercices
51 Daily Exercises
Exercises for finger independence
(Method pp.189-194)
Conditioning Exercises, Harpist’s Daily Dozen
• Etudes:
Bach-Grandjany
Bochsa
Naderman
Etudes
Fifty Etudes Opus 34, Book 1
Sonatinas no. 4-7
• Orchestral excerpts:
Donizetti
Strauss
Verdi
Cadenza from Lucia di Lammermoor (any version)
Don Juan (entire part)
La Forza del Destino (Harp 1)
HARP-LEVEL 9
Performance Exam Requirements
Duration of examination: 25 minutes
• Scales and Arpeggios
1. Four-octave scales in sixteenth notes, with hands doubled at the sixth with the
metronome: quarter note = 100 (candidate may choose any key)
2. Salzedo Conditioning Exercises #8 with the metronome: quarter note = 58
• Etudes and/or Pieces
One etude or orchestral excerpt (memorization not required) and two solos (from memory)
showing different skills. A third piece (memorization not required) may be substituted for the
etude/orchestral excerpt. Timing of the pieces and etude should not exceed eighteen minutes.
Cuts may be made if necessary to keep within the time limit.
• Sight-reading
Difficulty of Level 6 or 7 solo pieces
• Recommended Goals for Level 9
Further development of expressive vocabulary to suit interpretation
Increased facility
• Examples of Music Suitable for Level 9
Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable level.
Arnold, Malcolm
Flothuis, Marius
Francisque
Grandjany, Marcel
Guridi
Handel
Pierné
Respighi
Rota, Nino
Roussel
Saint Saens
Salzedo, Carlos
Tournier, Marcel
• Exercises and scale studies:
Costello, Marilyn
Holy, Alfred
Larivière
Magistretti
Renié, Henriette
Salzedo, Carlos
Fantasy
Pour le tombeau d’Orphée
Pavane et Bransles
Aria in Classic Style
Viejo Zortzico
Concerto in B-flat (any edition)
Impromptu-Caprice
Siciliana
Sarabanda e toccata
Impromptu
Fantasie (solo)
Whirlwind
Images
Twenty-one Exercises for Harp
Technical Studies for Harp Vol. 2
Etudes et exercices
51 Daily Exercises
Exercises for finger independence
(Method pp.189-194)
Conditioning Exercises, Harpist’s Daily Dozen
• Etudes:
Bach-Grandjany
Bochsa
Dizi
Salzedo, Carlos
Schmidt, Eric
Etudes
Fifty Etudes Opus 34, Book 2
48 Etudes, Book 1
Poetic Studies (Flight, Mirage)
Six Etudes
• Orchestral excerpts:
Bartok
Wagner
Wagner
Weber
Concerto for Orchestra (4th and 5th movements)
Der Fliegender Hollander (entire part)
“Liebestod” from Tristan und Isolde
Invitation to the Dance (Harp 1)
HARP-LEVEL 10
Performance Exam Requirements
Duration of examination: 30 minutes
• Scales and Arpeggios
1. Four-octave scales in sixteenth notes, with hands doubled at tenth with the metronome:
quarter note = 112 (candidate may choose any key)
2. Salzedo Conditioning Exercises #7 OR #8 with the metronome: quarter note = 66
• Etudes and/or Pieces
One etude or orchestral excerpt (memorization not required) and two solos (from memory)
showing different skills. A third piece (memorization not required) may be substituted for the
etude/orchestral excerpt. Timing of the pieces and etude should not exceed twenty-two minutes.
Cuts may be made if necessary to keep within the time limit.
• Sight-reading
Difficulty of Level 7 or 8 solo pieces
• Recommended Goals for Level 10
Increased awareness of musical form, styles of different periods, tonal elements (theory), and
the relationship of these to interpretation
Continued overall progress in technical facility and tone production
• Examples of Music Suitable for Level 10
Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable level.
Bach, C.P.E
Britten
Caplet
Debussy, Claude
Fauré, Gabriel
Fauré, Gabriel
Flagello
Hindemith
Houdy
Mozart
Ravel
Rochberg
Salzedo, Carlos
Salzedo, Carlos
Salzedo, Carlos
Spohr
Tailleferre
Sonata (any edition)
Suite for Harp
Divertissements
Danses sacrée et profane
Impromptu
Une Chatelaine dans sa tour
Sonata
Sonata
Sonata
Concerto in C Major for Flute and Harp
Introduction et Allegro
Ukiyo-E
Ballade
Scintillation
Variations on a theme in ancient style
Fantasy in c minor
Sonata
• Exercises and scale studies:
Costello, Marilyn
Holy, Alfred
Larivière
Magistretti
Renié, Henriette
Salzedo, Carlos
Twenty-one Exercises for Harp
Technical Studies for Harp Vol. 2
Etudes et exercices
51 Daily Exercises
Exercises for finger independence
(Method pp.189-194)
Conditioning Exercises, Harpist’s Daily Dozen
• Etudes:
Damase
Dizi
Posse
Salzedo
Schmidt, Eric
Thirty Etudes
48 Etudes, Book 1 and 2
Eight Great Concert Studies
Poetic Studies
Six Etudes
• Orchestral excerpts:
Berlioz
Bruch
Ravel
Strauss
Wagner
Symphonie fantastique (Harp 1)
Scottish Fantasy
Tsigane cadenza
Ein Heldenleben (Harp 1)
Salome’s Dance
Magic Fire Music (Harp 1 or Salzedo version)
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